PICKLED PINEAPPLE

Ingredients:
1 fresh pineapple (4-6 cups)
2 cups sugar and a dash of salt
1 stick cinnamon, 2 inches long
2 to 4 whole cloves
2 cups water
1 cup vinegar

Method:
Cut pineapple crosswise into 1-inch thick slices and peel. Cut into sections about 1 inch wide.

Mix sugar and water in saucepan; add pineapple pieces and boil for about 10 minutes. Remove pineapple.

To the syrup, add vinegar and spices. Boil until syrup is thickened. Put pineapple back in syrup and boil for about 5 minutes. Pour into hot sterilized jars and seal (Yield 1½ pints)

Canning, Freezing and Pickling from Circular 214 IFAS

DATE: November 1988

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